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Where Are the Heroes of Iraq?
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EVER HEARD OF SGT. BENNY ALICEA? Don't feel bad; most Americans couldn't tell you who he was or what he did.
On November 13, 2004, Sergeant Alicea was servingas a rifleman in Company A of the Army's 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Task Force in Fallujah, one of the terrorist strongholds in Iraq. His unit was ambushed and, despite being hit by shrapnel from two grenades, Alicea moved through a courtyard and out into the street. When his leg gave out from his wounds, he shielded three wounded soldiers from intense enemy fire.
"I just kept firing my weapon, just shooting, waiting to get hit," Alicea told Stars and Stripes. "I'd pretty much figured at any given point, it was all …
